Oakulture: A Too Short career retrospective; ArtComplex’s innovative installation “cross-pollinates” local artists « Oakland Local

It’s not every day that a hip-hop legend asks you for your personal critique of a documentary retrospective of their career. But that’s just what happened this past Tuesday at the New Parkway Theater, following an advance screening of TVOne’s “Unsung” program featuring Too Short, which will air on January 29. For those unfamiliar with “Unsung,” it’s similar to VH-1’s “Behind the Music” – a hi-gloss biography with interviews, video clips, and outtakes spanning an artist’s career – except with African American subjects.